Solvay school district picks Geneva school administrator to be superintendent

Lawrence E. Wright, new Solvay school superintendentSteve Billmyer, The Post-Standard community editor

A Geneva school administrator has been named superintendent of the Solvay School District

Lawrence E. Wright will replace former Solvay Superintendent J. Francis Manning, who became District Superintendent for Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES on August 1. The district announced the appointment Tuesday; the board approved the appointment on Monday.

Wright is currently the assistant superintendent of instruction and curriculum for the Geneva City School District. He has been in school administration for the eight years. Before working in Geneva, he was principal at Public School 396 in New York City.